Surprise a student area of Hamilton was the scene of a shoot-out with police 15 July 2021 Locals heard up to 10 bangs, which they initially thought were fireworks. A Hamilton City Councillor says it happened between a good school ... and the university. Mark Bunting says the area where an officer was shot over the weekend was a low-decile area, but Hillcrest is better known for drunk students and parties.